Sham Singh Attariwala
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Sham Singh Attariwala | |
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General of the Sikh Khalsa Army | |
| Spouse(s) | Mai Dasa Kanwar |
| Children | Nanaki Kaur Atariwala |
Sham Singh Attariwala (1790 – 10 February 1846) was a general of the Sikh Empire.
Biography
Early life
He was born in the 1790s in the town of Attari (a few kilometres from the border of Indian and Pakistan Punjab in India), Amritsar, in the Majha region of Panjab, India. As a child he was educated in Gurmukhi and Persian.
Military career
When Ranjit Singh became the Maharaja of Punjab, he got Attariwala's services at his disposal. Maharaja Ranjit Singh knowing his qualities and fighting abilities made him a 'Jathedar' of 5000 horsemen. He participated actively in many campaigns, notably like the campaign of Multan, campaign of Kashmir, campaign of the Frontier Province etc.
Sham Singh Attariwala is famous for his last stand at the
Administrative career
Sham Singh Attariwala was a prominent courtier at the Lahore Darbar during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and till the ascendency of
When the boy
Family
Sham Singh's daughter
Death
During the Battle of Sobraon, unlike the traitors, Lal Singh and Tej Singh, Sham Singh refused to abandon the battlefield and died a patriot's death.[8]
References
- ^ "The Sikh Encyclopedia(ਸਿੱਖ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਕੋਸ਼) – Sham Singh Attarivala". 19 December 2000. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Suri, Sohan Lal (2002). Umdat ut-tawarikh. Amritsar: Guru Nanak University. pp. 106, vol. III part 1.
- ^ Nalwa, Vanit (2022). Ranjit Singh "Monarch Mystique". New Delhi: HSNFT. p. 135.
- ISBN 0-415-08370-2.
- ISBN 9788171161652.
- ISBN 9780913215319.
- ISBN 9788120619180.
- ^ Singh, Harbans (2004). Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Vol. 4: S-Z (2nd ed.). Punjabi University, Patiala. pp. 343–344.
Further reading
- Ahluwalia, M.L.; Singh, Kirpal (1963). Punjab Pioneer Freedom Fighters. New Delhi: Orient Longmans.
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